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The Eastern
Published by the Students of General Beadle State Teachers College
VOL. 37
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER, 1956
NO. 2
Miss Phyllis Mergen (center) was crowned Queen of Tutor Days at
the Variety program on Oct. 5. Her attendants are (left to right):
Loretta Eggebraaten, Lois Donovan, Janet Green, and Dana Grimstvedt.
The grand prize-winner in the parade was the music division float,
whose theme was "Aloha," Riding on it (left to right) are JoAnn Tapken,
Janice Erickson, Paul Pedro, and Solo Amosa.
From the beginning- of the Variety Program on Friday evening
to the close of the dance at 12
p.m. on Saturday, both visitors
and hosts at homecoming were
kept busy and entertained.
With high winds playing havoc
with many floats, thirty-five Tutor Day parade entries strutted
their stuff before a large crowd
on Egan avenue on Saturday
morning, Oct. 6, in what was for
many students, and alumni the
highlight of the celebration. Music
was the theme chosen for the
floats.
Grand Prize to Music
The grand prize was awarded
to the music department. Based
on the song "Aloha," the float was
decorated in bright colors. A
large orchid formed the background for Hula girls, JoAnn
Tapken and Janice Erickson, and
Solo Amosa and Paul Pedro, who
were dressed in Samoan costumes.
The Lutheran Student Association received the award for having the most beautiful float. A
bronze cross on a white, brown,
and orange setting depicted the
theme, "Beneath the Cross." Seated on the float were Sheryl Messerschmidt and Karen Kendall.
"Somthing's Gotta' Give" was
awarded the prize for originality.
Entered by the Advanced Art
class, this float showed a Trojan
defeating a Greyhound which was
labeled "Teacher Shortage."
The most humorous entry was
that of the Dramatics Club. A
large hound dog complete with a
setting , of outdoor plumbing and
several Daisy Maes—Carol Nawroth, Donna Hanson, and Kaye
Rubendall—made up this float.
Beadle High School took top
honors in its division. This float,
decorated in blue sand white, carried the four Homecoming
Queen candidates from Beadle
High seated around the empty
throne.
Bands from Rutland, Egan,
Beadle and Madison Central participated.
Pres. and Mrs. V. A. Lowry,
Student Body President Dennis
Shaw, Mayor Albert Parker, Home
coming Queen Phyllis Mergen,
Attendants Janet Green, Loretta
Eggebraaten, Lois Donovan, and
Dana Grimstvedt, and the royalty from SDSC were among the
celebrities riding in the parade.
The Senior Class entry was topped with a large meat grinder.
Peggy Scofield, Marjorie Fitzgerald, and Beverly Sorfonden,
dressed in bathing suits and white
jackets, stuffed a dog into the
grinder which was producing
balloons representing sausages.
The theme was "Ground Hound."
The score 100-0 was posted on the
float.
Yellow, white, and blue were the
colors used in the entry by KSI.
A large open book made of paper
napkins held Kathleen Hare.
"Extra," entered by Beta Phi
Chi, displayed a newstand, in
which Nyla Leighton sold Easterns. Alice Lenards and Mike Hansen sat on a park bench reading
an Eastern. The headlines were
"Greyhounds Crushed" and "Trojans Smash Hounds."
"Tell Me a Story" was featured
by ACE. Mother Goose, Martha
Lou Osborne, was surrounded by
Marlene Andresen, Delores Knut?on, Maryls Jorgenson, Anita Berntson, Bernadette Waltz, Alice
Franzen, and Virginia Nelson, who
were dressed as small children. A
large Mother Goose book centered
the green and black float.
Varsity Club's entry displayed
a huge drum. The black letters
on a white background spelled
"Drum Up a Win."
"A Pretty Girl is Like A Melody" showed Beverly Johansen,
WRA president, surrounded by a
large pastel skirt made of paper
napkins. Pat Gard and Shirley
Salmonson were also seated on
this float.
Ardyce Hunt, Marilyn Nelson,
Joyce Olson, and Bernice Christensen rode on the Freshman class
float. Brown swings entwined with
green leaves carried out the
theme "Autumn Leaves.
"It only Hurts for a Little
While" was depicted by a football player, Fred Buehler, who was
being doctored by Gerald Doering.
Entered by the Sophomore class,
the float bore the score 75-0.
A large replica of East Hall
topped the 'Home Sweet Home"
entry. Dorothy Larson, Sharol
Thompson, Janet Matter, Jackie
Holland and, Marilyn Skyberg
represented the five phases of
East Hall life.
Agnes Schooler, Helen Alberts,
(Page 6 Please)
30 Years Ago
From THE EASTERN FILES
Freshman Rules
All Freshmen shall provide themselves with a pasteboard card, 10
by 7 inches, on which shall appear
printed in 1-inch letters, name,
age and place of residence. This
card shall be worn around the
neck in front and shall be fastened with a string which must not
exceed thirty inches in length. This
card must be worn in plain sight
of everyone.
* * *
All Freshmen shall Button upon
meeting an Upperclassman and
hold the position until recognized.
(Buttoning means to touch the
buttons of the green beany.)
A. Double Buttoning on com
mand.
B. No Buttoning in buildings.
* * *
Freshmen are not allowed to
step with each other but may step
with Upperclassmen or Sophomores. ("Step" means dating.)
All Freshmen violating any of
the above rules will be subject
to any punishment the Upperclassmen choose to inflict.
* * *
The barbecue lunch this year,
(for homecoming) consisting of
frankfurter sandwiches and coffee,
was a success in every way. .
The music was furnished by
Emry's Orchestra. This lunch was
served through the bounty of the
Madison Commercial Club by the
firemen of Madison under the direction of Fire Chief I. D. Lee.
One thousand pounds of frankfurters were used, and several thousand persons were served.
* * *
Classes in dancing are being
held in the Gymasium every Tuesday and Thursday evening from
five to six o'clock. Fundamental
steps are being taught by Miss
Ann Singer, Director of Physical
Education for Women. VICTOR HERBERT'S 'RED MILL'
TO BE PRESENTED DEC. 5,6
Victor Herbert's comic opera,
"The Red Mill," has been chosen
by the music and dramatics departments to be presented Dec. 5
and 6.
S. K. Lotspeich and Robert Gee,
directors, have held try outs and
have selected the cast: Tommy
Keough as Con Kidder, Neal Dover as Kid Conner, Don Feistner
as the Burgomaster, Gene Hexom
as Willem, Pat McCool as Captain
Karl Van Damm, Bob King as the
Governor of Zealand, Dick Hollister as Jushua Pennefeather, and
Russell Schultz as the Lawyer.
In leading women's roles will be
Peggy Scofield as Gretchen, Marilyn Nelson as Bertha, Sharol
Thompson as Tina, and Jackie
Larson as the Countess.
The plot centers around a Dutch
village where two American boys
have been visiting. Complications
arise as the Burgomaster's daughter Gretchen falls in love with a
man whom her father dislikes. The story becomes complicated and
hilarious as the two Americans
create comic chaos.
Occupation of
New Kennedy Hall
Addition Held Up
Several minor details which
must be corrected before the recently acquired addition to Kennedy Hall will be available for occupancy were noted by the architect, state engineer, representative from Kuyper's Construction
Company and representatives of
the Board of Regents when they
met recently for general inspection of the new building.
The architects must accept the
structure of the building from the
contractor and turn it over to the
state before the college may use
the building. Until the final details have been approved, the addition may not be occupied. However, as soon as this has been
accomplished, the long awaited
building may be put into use.
Senate Works to
Arouse School Spirit
Found: A school spirit in some
of the General Beadle college students, This is probably the biggest find of the year and it took
some planning for.
After a heated discussion in a
recent student senate meeting on
the school spirit, the members
knew that something must be
done. So each senate member
found several other students and
sat in a special section at the
Sioux Falls game. After blue and
gold beanies, cow bells, and Halloween noise-makers had been
passed out, the field resounded
with noise.
At the following game two additions were made. Two large school
bells were rung in the midst of
the cheering.
The Senate has now given careful consideration to the problem.
The ideal situation would be to
have the entire student body behind the team at every game. If,
however, a nucleus of students is
needed to start the noise, a pep
club will be organized. This club
will be made up of members who
will support the team at any and
all games.
The senate concludes that the
school spirit is not dead and
gone, but has only been stored
away!
-o-
Physical Exams Given
Physical examinations were
taken by all the students of G.B.S.T.C. on October 2. Doctors from
the Madison area conducted the
examinations. This service is included in the fees the students
pay at the beginning of the school
year. All the students are required to take a physical examination.
CALENDAR
Oct. 18—Beadle vs. Huron, Flynn Field.
Oct. 22—Assembly, the film "Deep Gold" is to be shown by Mr. Howe,
Public Relations Director at the Homestake Mine.
Oct. 23—Assembly conducted
by Dr. Stone, coordinator at N.C.A.
Oct. 23—Community Concert.
Oct. 27—Trojans vs. Hardrockers, Rapid City.
Oct. 30—East Hall Club party.
Nov. 6—Social Hour.
Nov. 13—Sadie Hawkins Day.
Nov. 16—Community Concert.
The Social Committee has assigned certain days and dates
for each organization to sponsor
one of the Social Hour dances.
These are generally held in the
gymnasium from 7 to 9:45 p.m.
The dates assigned each organization are given below.
The Student Social Committee
is requesting that each adviser
be present on the date his or
her organization sponsors the
Social Hour. It is recommended
that there be two faculty people present at each Social Hour.
Tuesday, Nov. 6—Chorus.
Tuesday, Nov. 20—East Hall.
Tuesday, Dec. 4—Freshmen,
Tuesday, Dec. 16—Juniors.
Tuesday, Jan. 15—Senate.
Tuesday, Feb. 19—Seniors.
Tuesday, March 5—Social Committee
Tuesday, March 19—Sophomores.
Tuesday, April 2—W.R.A.
Wednesday, May 22—Press Club.
(Signing Party)
ELECTION SCHEDULED
A "mock" election is scheduled
to be held on the campus on Nov.
2. All students are eligible to vote
at this time, and full election procedure will be followed.
The election will be sponsored
by the government class of Dr.
Chaplin and the Student Senate.

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The Eastern
Published by the Students of General Beadle State Teachers College
VOL. 37
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER, 1956
NO. 2
Miss Phyllis Mergen (center) was crowned Queen of Tutor Days at
the Variety program on Oct. 5. Her attendants are (left to right):
Loretta Eggebraaten, Lois Donovan, Janet Green, and Dana Grimstvedt.
The grand prize-winner in the parade was the music division float,
whose theme was "Aloha," Riding on it (left to right) are JoAnn Tapken,
Janice Erickson, Paul Pedro, and Solo Amosa.
From the beginning- of the Variety Program on Friday evening
to the close of the dance at 12
p.m. on Saturday, both visitors
and hosts at homecoming were
kept busy and entertained.
With high winds playing havoc
with many floats, thirty-five Tutor Day parade entries strutted
their stuff before a large crowd
on Egan avenue on Saturday
morning, Oct. 6, in what was for
many students, and alumni the
highlight of the celebration. Music
was the theme chosen for the
floats.
Grand Prize to Music
The grand prize was awarded
to the music department. Based
on the song "Aloha," the float was
decorated in bright colors. A
large orchid formed the background for Hula girls, JoAnn
Tapken and Janice Erickson, and
Solo Amosa and Paul Pedro, who
were dressed in Samoan costumes.
The Lutheran Student Association received the award for having the most beautiful float. A
bronze cross on a white, brown,
and orange setting depicted the
theme, "Beneath the Cross." Seated on the float were Sheryl Messerschmidt and Karen Kendall.
"Somthing's Gotta' Give" was
awarded the prize for originality.
Entered by the Advanced Art
class, this float showed a Trojan
defeating a Greyhound which was
labeled "Teacher Shortage."
The most humorous entry was
that of the Dramatics Club. A
large hound dog complete with a
setting , of outdoor plumbing and
several Daisy Maes—Carol Nawroth, Donna Hanson, and Kaye
Rubendall—made up this float.
Beadle High School took top
honors in its division. This float,
decorated in blue sand white, carried the four Homecoming
Queen candidates from Beadle
High seated around the empty
throne.
Bands from Rutland, Egan,
Beadle and Madison Central participated.
Pres. and Mrs. V. A. Lowry,
Student Body President Dennis
Shaw, Mayor Albert Parker, Home
coming Queen Phyllis Mergen,
Attendants Janet Green, Loretta
Eggebraaten, Lois Donovan, and
Dana Grimstvedt, and the royalty from SDSC were among the
celebrities riding in the parade.
The Senior Class entry was topped with a large meat grinder.
Peggy Scofield, Marjorie Fitzgerald, and Beverly Sorfonden,
dressed in bathing suits and white
jackets, stuffed a dog into the
grinder which was producing
balloons representing sausages.
The theme was "Ground Hound."
The score 100-0 was posted on the
float.
Yellow, white, and blue were the
colors used in the entry by KSI.
A large open book made of paper
napkins held Kathleen Hare.
"Extra," entered by Beta Phi
Chi, displayed a newstand, in
which Nyla Leighton sold Easterns. Alice Lenards and Mike Hansen sat on a park bench reading
an Eastern. The headlines were
"Greyhounds Crushed" and "Trojans Smash Hounds."
"Tell Me a Story" was featured
by ACE. Mother Goose, Martha
Lou Osborne, was surrounded by
Marlene Andresen, Delores Knut?on, Maryls Jorgenson, Anita Berntson, Bernadette Waltz, Alice
Franzen, and Virginia Nelson, who
were dressed as small children. A
large Mother Goose book centered
the green and black float.
Varsity Club's entry displayed
a huge drum. The black letters
on a white background spelled
"Drum Up a Win."
"A Pretty Girl is Like A Melody" showed Beverly Johansen,
WRA president, surrounded by a
large pastel skirt made of paper
napkins. Pat Gard and Shirley
Salmonson were also seated on
this float.
Ardyce Hunt, Marilyn Nelson,
Joyce Olson, and Bernice Christensen rode on the Freshman class
float. Brown swings entwined with
green leaves carried out the
theme "Autumn Leaves.
"It only Hurts for a Little
While" was depicted by a football player, Fred Buehler, who was
being doctored by Gerald Doering.
Entered by the Sophomore class,
the float bore the score 75-0.
A large replica of East Hall
topped the 'Home Sweet Home"
entry. Dorothy Larson, Sharol
Thompson, Janet Matter, Jackie
Holland and, Marilyn Skyberg
represented the five phases of
East Hall life.
Agnes Schooler, Helen Alberts,
(Page 6 Please)
30 Years Ago
From THE EASTERN FILES
Freshman Rules
All Freshmen shall provide themselves with a pasteboard card, 10
by 7 inches, on which shall appear
printed in 1-inch letters, name,
age and place of residence. This
card shall be worn around the
neck in front and shall be fastened with a string which must not
exceed thirty inches in length. This
card must be worn in plain sight
of everyone.
* * *
All Freshmen shall Button upon
meeting an Upperclassman and
hold the position until recognized.
(Buttoning means to touch the
buttons of the green beany.)
A. Double Buttoning on com
mand.
B. No Buttoning in buildings.
* * *
Freshmen are not allowed to
step with each other but may step
with Upperclassmen or Sophomores. ("Step" means dating.)
All Freshmen violating any of
the above rules will be subject
to any punishment the Upperclassmen choose to inflict.
* * *
The barbecue lunch this year,
(for homecoming) consisting of
frankfurter sandwiches and coffee,
was a success in every way. .
The music was furnished by
Emry's Orchestra. This lunch was
served through the bounty of the
Madison Commercial Club by the
firemen of Madison under the direction of Fire Chief I. D. Lee.
One thousand pounds of frankfurters were used, and several thousand persons were served.
* * *
Classes in dancing are being
held in the Gymasium every Tuesday and Thursday evening from
five to six o'clock. Fundamental
steps are being taught by Miss
Ann Singer, Director of Physical
Education for Women. VICTOR HERBERT'S 'RED MILL'
TO BE PRESENTED DEC. 5,6
Victor Herbert's comic opera,
"The Red Mill," has been chosen
by the music and dramatics departments to be presented Dec. 5
and 6.
S. K. Lotspeich and Robert Gee,
directors, have held try outs and
have selected the cast: Tommy
Keough as Con Kidder, Neal Dover as Kid Conner, Don Feistner
as the Burgomaster, Gene Hexom
as Willem, Pat McCool as Captain
Karl Van Damm, Bob King as the
Governor of Zealand, Dick Hollister as Jushua Pennefeather, and
Russell Schultz as the Lawyer.
In leading women's roles will be
Peggy Scofield as Gretchen, Marilyn Nelson as Bertha, Sharol
Thompson as Tina, and Jackie
Larson as the Countess.
The plot centers around a Dutch
village where two American boys
have been visiting. Complications
arise as the Burgomaster's daughter Gretchen falls in love with a
man whom her father dislikes. The story becomes complicated and
hilarious as the two Americans
create comic chaos.
Occupation of
New Kennedy Hall
Addition Held Up
Several minor details which
must be corrected before the recently acquired addition to Kennedy Hall will be available for occupancy were noted by the architect, state engineer, representative from Kuyper's Construction
Company and representatives of
the Board of Regents when they
met recently for general inspection of the new building.
The architects must accept the
structure of the building from the
contractor and turn it over to the
state before the college may use
the building. Until the final details have been approved, the addition may not be occupied. However, as soon as this has been
accomplished, the long awaited
building may be put into use.
Senate Works to
Arouse School Spirit
Found: A school spirit in some
of the General Beadle college students, This is probably the biggest find of the year and it took
some planning for.
After a heated discussion in a
recent student senate meeting on
the school spirit, the members
knew that something must be
done. So each senate member
found several other students and
sat in a special section at the
Sioux Falls game. After blue and
gold beanies, cow bells, and Halloween noise-makers had been
passed out, the field resounded
with noise.
At the following game two additions were made. Two large school
bells were rung in the midst of
the cheering.
The Senate has now given careful consideration to the problem.
The ideal situation would be to
have the entire student body behind the team at every game. If,
however, a nucleus of students is
needed to start the noise, a pep
club will be organized. This club
will be made up of members who
will support the team at any and
all games.
The senate concludes that the
school spirit is not dead and
gone, but has only been stored
away!
-o-
Physical Exams Given
Physical examinations were
taken by all the students of G.B.S.T.C. on October 2. Doctors from
the Madison area conducted the
examinations. This service is included in the fees the students
pay at the beginning of the school
year. All the students are required to take a physical examination.
CALENDAR
Oct. 18—Beadle vs. Huron, Flynn Field.
Oct. 22—Assembly, the film "Deep Gold" is to be shown by Mr. Howe,
Public Relations Director at the Homestake Mine.
Oct. 23—Assembly conducted
by Dr. Stone, coordinator at N.C.A.
Oct. 23—Community Concert.
Oct. 27—Trojans vs. Hardrockers, Rapid City.
Oct. 30—East Hall Club party.
Nov. 6—Social Hour.
Nov. 13—Sadie Hawkins Day.
Nov. 16—Community Concert.
The Social Committee has assigned certain days and dates
for each organization to sponsor
one of the Social Hour dances.
These are generally held in the
gymnasium from 7 to 9:45 p.m.
The dates assigned each organization are given below.
The Student Social Committee
is requesting that each adviser
be present on the date his or
her organization sponsors the
Social Hour. It is recommended
that there be two faculty people present at each Social Hour.
Tuesday, Nov. 6—Chorus.
Tuesday, Nov. 20—East Hall.
Tuesday, Dec. 4—Freshmen,
Tuesday, Dec. 16—Juniors.
Tuesday, Jan. 15—Senate.
Tuesday, Feb. 19—Seniors.
Tuesday, March 5—Social Committee
Tuesday, March 19—Sophomores.
Tuesday, April 2—W.R.A.
Wednesday, May 22—Press Club.
(Signing Party)
ELECTION SCHEDULED
A "mock" election is scheduled
to be held on the campus on Nov.
2. All students are eligible to vote
at this time, and full election procedure will be followed.
The election will be sponsored
by the government class of Dr.
Chaplin and the Student Senate.